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Arcanine, the Legendary Pokémon. Arcanine’s appearance seems to be a combination of a dog and lion, much like the ShiShi. These stone lions were used to ward off evil spirits from buildings. Arcanine is even said to be a legendary of China.

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2021-08-30

The area around it’s face, resembles a helmet with horns. Much like Nightmarchers who wear armour as they marched through the night to ancient battle sites. Lastly Marshadow is a fighting/ghost Pokémon, likely a direct nod to these mythical warriors -S

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2021-08-20

Marshadow always hides in the shadows, and is scarcely seen by humans. Menehune would only ever come out at night and is also rarely seen by people. Menehune were known to be superb craftsmen, building their masterpieces at night.

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2021-08-20

Celebi, the Time Travel Pokémon. This mythical is often considered a guardian of the forest, much like the kodoma who are forest spirits who inhabit trees. It is said chopping down a tree inhabited by kodoma will bring misfortune -S

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2021-07-09

Primarina, the Soloist Pokémon. Primarina’s main weapon of choice is its voice. Along with its mermaid-est design, this pokemon seems to be inspired by mermaids and sirens.

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2021-07-02

Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon. With its cute face and a vicious back jaw, Mawile’s design draws inspiration from the yoki Futakuchi-onna, which means two mouth women. They are known for their two mouths, one at the front of the head and the other on the back -S

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2021-06-25

Lycanroc, the Wolf
Its midnight form’s appearance and nature is reminiscent of the werewolf. Like traditional werewolves, this version of Lycanroc is vicious, recklessly attacking its enemies with no regards to its own safety -Sparrow

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2021-06-11